How to Use Wire Working To Add Decorative Details
Adding wire working to stained glass gives your project a whole new look. It adds detail that you can’t get with just stained glass and copper foil alone. Click the links below to go to … (read more)
Decorative Techniques
In this section you’ll find all the techniques to help you decorate your stained glass. These range from Solder and Wire Work to Mosaic and Dalle de Verre. You’ll find articles on Stained Glass Painting and Etching Glass to help you decorate the surface of the glass.
Add a Special Something
Wow your friends and family with this gorgeous decorative soldered edge to your gifts. If you’re confident with soldering and looking for a challenge this is the tutorial for you!
Transform Your Gifts
Let your creativity loose and add unique detail to your glass art work with glass etching stencils.Cut down on waste by choosing the right type of stencil for your project.
Use Up Your Glass Scraps
How to make beautiful stained glass applique panels using leftover cullet. Learn which glues work best, how to grout neatly and clean up easily.
Starry-Eyed Glass – How to Sprinkle Magic Light Points in Your Stained Glass
How to Make Light Pass Through Glass Using Fiber Optics Have you ever wanted to have tiny spots of really, REALLY bright light (thinks stars or eyes) in your stained glass? It’s notoriously difficult to … (read more)
Stained Glass Overlay – How To Add Shadow and Detail
Stained Glass Overlay Using Copper Foil Have you ever wanted more detail or depth in your stained glass? A simple way to make an impact is by using stained glass overlay with copper foil. This … (read more)
Stained Glass Layering – How Plating Works To Create Depth And Shadowing
This is the second of three videos exploring Stained Glass Plating (layering). The first video concentrated on the ‘big names in plating’, Tiffany and Robert Oddy, showing how they used plating to bring their stained … (read more)
Stained Glass Plating And The Effects You Can Achieve With It
Welcome to Plating. What do you think of when I say that word? If it’s ‘FOOD’, you’re in good company! Thankfully for us, it applies to both food (lovely) AND stained glass (even more lovely). … (read more)
Signing Stained Glass Work – Video
Signing stained glass tells the world that you designed and made it ALL yourself. There’s something really satisfying about seeing your name on your window at the end of all your hard work. It doesn’t … (read more)
Decorative Soldering Dots
How to do Decorative Soldering Dots Here’s a brand new way of creating decorative soldering dots. It’s neat, its foolproof and it’s quick. You can’t argue with that. It was suggested and demonstrated by Georgia … (read more)
Stained Glass Painting
Expert painting on glass tutorials. Contains easy to follow instructions and original photos.
Painting Trace Lines
Learn traditional glass painting from an expert. See how to use brushes for outlining your design. Contains video, photos and kiln firing schedule.
Types Of Stained Glass Paint
Improve your glass painting skills by learning about which type of paint is best for your project.